Campus unions, labor activists protest in support of postdocs, library workers
By Emily Feil | March 12Around 100 attended the rally, which coincided with a bargaining session between postdocs and Brown.
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Around 100 attended the rally, which coincided with a bargaining session between postdocs and Brown.
The three-year contract includes a wage increase, a safety team and retirement plan contributions.
Brown undergraduates earned $1.6 million in work-study aid last year.
Brown’s Student Labor Alliance has seen a resurgence in membership and activity following a decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. SLA has long supported labor organizing both on and off campus, forging ties with dining, libraries and facilities workers who have been a part of United Service and Allied ...
LOCC has officially ratified their contract with the University and are looking toward future initiatives.
The tentative agreement caps a year of negotiations and follows a three-day strike during first-year move-in.
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